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escalated
Synonyms and Antonyms of escalated
- for a time there was an escalated interest in the historical figure following the release of the blockbuster biography
Synonyms and Antonyms of escalated
- as the war between the two countries escalated, it threatened to become a global conflict
accelerated, accumulated, appreciated, ballooned, boomed, built up, burgeoned (also bourgeoned), climbed, enlarged, expanded, gained, increased, mounted, multiplied, mushroomed, proliferated, rolled up, rose, snowballed, spread, swelled, waxed
- the president promised to escalate the government's program to combat the dreaded disease
boomed, jumped, skyrocketed, spiked
bumped (up), ratcheted (up) also racheted (up)
blew up, dilated, distended, inflated
drew out, elongated, fleshed (out), lengthened, prolonged, protracted, stretched
developed, enhanced, heightened, intensified, magnified
beefed (up), reinforced (also reenforced), strengthened
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